(1939) Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly, Richard Gofe, Alastair Sim, Guy Middleton.  Kendall plays a down and out, unemployed family man who’s behind on his rent and has his gas cut off by his landlord.  Desperate to make ends meet, he comes up with an incredible ruse.  He creates a non-existant alter-ego, “Mr. Davis,” and begins an elaborate con-game that becomes wildly successful...

Armchair Fiction presents the original Nancy Drew mystery stories. In this, Carolyn Keene’s “The Mystery at Lilac Inn,” Nancy Drew visits her pal Emily at Lilac inn for a wedding, but soon finds herself entangled in mysteries involving an impersonator, stolen jewels, and strange ghostly happenings, including a “ghost" who seeks revenge against Nancy's father, Carson Drew...

(1934, Monogram, Upgraded 9/14/21) Noah Beery Sr, Astrid Allyn, Ralph Lewis, Edwin Maxwell, Gustav Von Seyffertitz, Gabby Hayes. A gorgeous upgrade of this old Forgotten Horrors favorite.  Murder, mystery and strange experiments aboard an ocean liner—this Monogram chiller has it all. The ghost of a former captain is apparently haunting the ship, his ghostly apparition being seen...

Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree. Murder and mystery surround the theft of a precious gem at a big social party. Naturally, Mr. Wong is called in to investigate. Boris is fun to watch. From 16mm.

(1960, Anamorphic Widescreen) Adrian Hoven, Renate Ewert, Hans von Borsody, Jochen Brockmann.  This cool Krimi offering is available with English subtitles for the first time.  Inside a smoky nightclub called “the Green Spider” a beautiful singer finishes her song, then the band takes over, playing a raucous jazzy tune.  Lost in all the noise is the sound of a gunshot...

(1930) Huguette Duflos, Kissa Kouprine, Maxime Desjardins. It’s a dark night at a mysterious castle. Inside, a scientist works in his lab, which is filled with glowing equipment.  The night is interrupted by the arrival of a fiend...

Here's a great collection of trailers from the golden age of mystery-crime pictures.  Here's the list:  Big Town (1932), Amateur Crook (1937), Special Inspector (1939), What Price Vengeance (1937), Let’s Get Tough (1942), Shadows Over Chinatown (1946), The Chinese Cat (1944), Behind the Mask (1946), The Missing Lady (1946, Shadow), Pearl of Death (1944, Holmes), Pursuit to Algiers (1945, Holmes)...

Here's a great collection of trailers from the golden age of mystery-crime pictures.  Here's the list:  Broadway Big Shot (1942), Manhattan Shakedown (1939), Boss of Big Town (1943), Hidden Menace (1940), Gentleman from Dixie (1941), Inside the Law (1942), Gallant Lady (1942), Detective Kitty O’Day (1944), Adventures of Kitty O’Day (1944), Incident (1948), I’ll Name the Murderer (1936), Notorious (1946)...

Armchair Fiction presents classic mystery-crime double novels. The first novel is “Naked Fury” by heralded mystery writer Day Keene.  It’s a tale of power hungry men and dangerous women.  The second novel is a murder mystery set in the steamy jungles of Cuba, “Murder in Baracoa” by Paul E. Walsh.  He received a telegram of Death...

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels.  The first novel is “The Naked Storm” by well-known science fiction and suspense writer C. M. Kornbluth.  The second novel is a true classic of nail-biting suspense, “The Man Outside” by Alexander Blade.  

(1935, Reliable) Richard Talmadge, Thelma White, Robert Frazer, Mildred Harris, Robert Walker, George Chesebro.  A wild Talmadge action film involving a stolen necklace and a gang of ruthless jewel thieves.  Watch for the rooftop race with the crooks at the film’s harrowing climax...

(1932) Pierre Renoir, Georges Térof, Winna Winifried, G. A. Martin, Michel Duran, directed by Jean Renoir.  A diamond merchant is found dead, murdered, inside a car near a gloomy, muddy, foggy French crossroads...

NIGHT TRAIN FOR INVERNESS (1960) Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton, Dennis Waterman, Valentine Dyall, Silvia Francis.  Some of these little Brit thrillers of the ‘50s and ‘60s are real gems.  In this nail-biting film, Wooland, an ex-con just out of jail, kidnaps his son, whom his wife has previously kept from him.  Wooland and his son, along with his disgruntled girlfriend (marvelously played by Hylton) board an all-night express train.  Unknown to them...